Francis sat staring out the window in Ancient History. It was first period on a Monday, and he really didn't want to be there.
"Bonnefoy?" The teacher asked.
"Ici" Francis replied half-heartedly. The teacher continued on with the roll. Droning on with the names of the other kids in the class. Francis wasn't paying attention… until the teacher called out a name that sparked something in his half asleep brain.
"Kirkland?" The teacher looked around the class expectantly.
"Kirkland?" The teacher asked it a little more forcefully. I didn't know that Arthur was in this class… Francis mused, he would have noticed if the bushy eyed Brit was in this class. It was a habit of Francis's to taunt him.
"Arthur Kirkland?" The teacher asked again.
"Yes, sir?" Came a reply from the doorway. Arthur was standing there in perfect uniform, looking at the teacher expectantly.
"You are late! Sit down Boy!" the teacher yelled at him. Arthur's eyes widened in surprise.
"But Sir, I'm not in this class…"
"The why are you here and on my roll?"
"That isn't me on your roll, that is my cousin." Arthur stepped to the side a little, to reveal a short girl standing behind him. She was about a foot shorter than Arthur, with large green eyes like his. She had dark brown hair that was tied back in a ponytail. At the front there were two wild curls sticking out. She was wearing the girls uniform of W World Academy. But instead of a tie, she had a black ribbon tied around her neck. And instead of the traditional Mary Jane's worn by the female students, she wore a very worn looking pair of boots. The girl smiled and gave a small wave.
"G'day!" She said happily, she had a thick Australian accent.
"As you can see, she is the new representation for Australia. Now I have to go to English," he turned to her "I will see you later." Then the Brit ran down the corridor, leaving the Aussie standing awkwardly in the doorway.
"So Miss Kirkland, what is your first name?" The teacher inquired.
"Rebecca, Rebecca Kirkland." She smiled back at him warmly.
"So, Rebecca, What part of Australia do you come from?"
"I come from the Gold Coast." She smiled.
"Very Good, well there is an extra seat next to Mr. Zwingli over there, so you may take that one." The teacher said, pointing to the desk in front of Francis. Rebecca nodded and went and took her seat. When she sat down, Francis noticed that her backpack was a plush Koala. A very evil looking one at that.
It will be interesting to see what I can do with the new Kirkland girl…
Francis thought to himself, actually looking forward to the rest of the day now.
